Prisma received a ton of praise when it made its way onto Android due to how easy it was to apply a unique feature to make your photo fit into a certain style of art. The Pierra application from XDA Junior Member tech96 is quite similar as it too uses filters to make your photos look like...
Friday, June 30, 2017
Facebook’s Find Wi-Fi Helps You Find Wi-Fi Access Points Across the Globe
If you’ve ever been in a situation where you needed Internet access but had a weak data signal on your phone and/or didn’t know where to go for a Wi-Fi hotspot, then you’ll be happy to hear that Facebook...
Lenovo’s Moto X4 Tipped to Arrive on Google’s Project Fi in Q4 2017
Earlier in the day, Project Fi’s official Twitter handle tweeted out that a new Fi-compatible device will be coming later this year from one of Google Fi’s partners. This device will be made available...
K-Klock Uses Substratum to Customize the OnePlus 5 Status Bar Clock
We’ve seen Substratum used to theme a number of UI elements lately and now XDA Senior Member KpChuck has released one for the OnePlus 5 status bar clock. OxygenOS doesn’t let us customize the clock too much, but with K-Klock we can move the position of it, change its color, change the clock...
Confirmed: OnePlus 5’s Display is Upside-Down – Likely Causes Jelly Scrolling
A widely circulating theory on the official OnePlus forums, Reddit’s /r/OnePlus, and our very own forums is now confirmed: OnePlus mounted the display panel upside-down on the OnePlus 5. While we have...
Google Home Can Now Be Used as a Regular Bluetooth Speaker
Google Home may not be perfect, but it has seen its fair share of updates and new features since its release back in the fall. One of the biggest additions has been multi-user support, and we’re expecting hands-free calling and the ability to send money through Google’s new payment API later this...
Alternative Weather Providers for LineageOS and LineageOS Based ROMs
Some people are really keen on weather data from specific sources. We don’t generally get additional options in custom ROMs and even OEM firmware from the likes of Samsung, LG, and others. However, XDA Senior Member hiimpig1 has provided some plugins to let you use weather data from one of...
Most Interesting New Features of the Honor 9
The Honor 9 is the most exciting new phone that we have seen from Honor this year. While keeping true to the spirit of the Honor 8, by bringing back the 15 layered glass body, the Honor 9 also has many...
Devs Talk About the Past and Future of Maru OS
Many have been watching as multiple companies are trying to make Android work as a desktop platform. We’ve talked about Remix OS extensively in the past, but their project started as a standalone piece of software that you would install on PC hardware. Earlier this year though, they announced Remix...
A New Mid-Tier Smartphone Is Coming to Project Fi Later This Year
If you own a Pixel/Pixel XL, Nexus 5X, or Nexus 6P, there’s a fairly good chance that you use that handset with Google’s own Project Fi phone service. Ever since its launch back in 2015, Project Fi has been locked down to only officially support Nexus and Pixel-branded smartphones, and according to...
Thursday, June 29, 2017
OnePlus States the OnePlus 5’s Jelly Scrolling Effect is Not a Defect
Yesterday, we published an article about a peculiar issue some OnePlus 5 owners were reportedly having: a jelly-like scrolling effect. We informed you of the various theories that were circulating around...
Source: LG Will Ditch Its Signature Secondary Display for the V30
LG’s V line of flagship smartphones is arguably one of the company’s most innovative creations, with phones that are unafraid to stick to removable batteries, durable construction, or play around with other hardware concepts.
One such feature that is arguably the defining feature of the LG V line is...
Verizon’s Moto Z2 Play Offers Android 7.1.1 and Snapdragon 626 for $408
Back on June 2nd, Lenovo-owned Motorola officially announced the Moto Z2 Play as the direct successor to the 2016 sleeper hit that was the Moto Z Play. Now, the Z2 Play is available for purchase through Verizon Wireless, and it’s packing a pretty decent punch at a relatively low cost.
On the very front...
Action vs Nova Launcher in 2017
Nova Launcher has remained as the top launcher in the Google Play Store for quite some time, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely unbeatable.
Action Launcher recently received one its largest updates ever, and with a host of new settings and features to play around with, does Action finally have what...
The Google Play Store’s First Store-Wide Sale Offers Discounts up to 80% off
Over the years, the Google Play Store has seen some big updates and improvements. between UI refreshes, functionality changes, and more. We’ve come a long, long way since the early days of the Android Marketplace.
In honor of Summer 2017 officially being underway, Google is launching the first ever...
Auto Recorder Automatically Starts Recording When it Detects Audio Hits a Certain Level
Smartphones can be used for a lot of different functions with many people using older phones as dash cams, dedicated music players, etc. Developer Aiuspaktyn recently published an application called Auto Recorder to XDA Labs that will start and stop recording audio when it reaches and drops...
Android 7.0 Nougat Rollout Stops for the Sony Xperia XA and XA Ultra
Today, Sony has confirmed that it’s officially stopped the Android 7.0 Nougat update for both the Xperia XA and XA Ultra. The update was released a little more than a week ago, but users were quick to report that they weren’t seeing the update on their devices.
According to Sony, the update has temporarily...
Collection of Guides Show How to Mod Huawei Devices on Android 6.0
If you have a Huawei smartphone or tablet that is running Android 6.0+, then XDA Senior Member millo1978 has a collection of guides that just may interest you. First they go and show how to modify Huawei APKs and provides tools and some tips for how to do that. Then they have specific guides...
Google Announces a Developer Preview of the Android Things Console
Google initially announced Brillo back during the 2015 Google I/O tech event and that was said to be the company’s IoT platform. It has evolved and grown since that initial announcement and was officially rebranded as Android Things right at the end of last year. Android Things is such a new venture...
Enable the OnePlus 5’s DCI-P3 Wide Color Gamut Mode on the OnePlus 3T
It’s been a little over a week since OnePlus officially launched its latest flagship smartphone – the OnePlus 5. The device is currently the most powerful Android smartphone on the market with an upgraded...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Twitch App Update Brings Dark Mode, Mobile Streaming, Swipe Surfing, and More
Twitch is the go-to platform for hosting and viewing video game streams of all kinds (though lately the IRL/Creative categories have also exploded in popularity), and the official Android app for the...
Latest Google Photos Update Brings Machine Learning Sharing Features
Google announced a lot of stuff at this year’s I/O, and among all of the buzz surrounding Android O, Google Lens, and Daydream, the company also introduced some new sharing features in Google Photos that...
Google Prepares Default Chrome Search Engine “Choice Window” to Comply with Russian Lawsuit
In the past few months, Google has suffered a series of setbacks due to litigation. Most recently, the company was hit with a whopping €2.42 billion fine after the European Commission ruled that Google was violating EU anti-trust regulations by inflating their own shopping service results in Google...
Sony’s Xperia Z3+, Z4 Tablet, and Z5 Series Get Updated to Android 7.1.1
Despite the fact that we’re expecting Android O to be officially released within the next three months, there are still plenty of Android devices out there that are not running the latest version of the OS (Android 7.1).
Google and other OEMs have gotten better and better over the years at making sure...
OnePlus is Aware of the Jelly Scrolling Effect Some OnePlus 5 Owners are Reporting
With the release of any new smartphone, we quite frequently receive reports about potential hardware or software issues that the Quality Assurance (QA) team may have missed. This occurs because issues that may be present in a small batch of smartphones might not be picked up until the phone is more...
OnLeaks Reveals Device Renders of the Dual-Camera Samsung Galaxy Note 8
The next big release in the Android world is likely to be the next iteration of one of Samsung’s most prolific (and lately controversial) lineup: the Note series. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has to shoulder...
Xperia XZ Premium Now Part of Sony’s Open Devices Program
Sony has officially added the Xperia XZ Premium to its Open Devices program. Users of the latest (and the most expensive) Sony phone can now easily build AOSP for their devices.
If you need a refresher, Sony periodically adds some of its devices to the Open Device program. The company releases device...
Open Source Adreno Project “Freedreno” Receives New Update
Users of Freedreno, the open-source graphics driver support for Adreno on Linux distributions, will be pleased to know that a new update has been released in the past week. Lead developer Rob Clark discussed many of the details in his blog, which highlight above all the support for Adreno 500 series...
Get XDA Feed for Any Phone
The XDA team has been working hard on the XDA Feed app to bring it to new devices. Today we are announcing a universal version of the app, now available on the Play store. If you have a device that...
Update to TouchWiz Home Addresses Lag on Galaxy S8/S8+
We’re just about halfway through 2017, and the Samsung Galaxy S8 still remains as one of the most attractive smartphones that money can buy. The S8’s Infinity Display truly is something to behold, but while Samsung may have knocked it out of the park with the S8’s screen, the company’s latest flagship...
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 450 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon Wear 1200, and Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors
At Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017, Qualcomm took the wraps off the Snapdragon 450 Mobile Platform, its latest lower-mid-range SoC. The new chipset brings number of improvements over its predecessor...